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McGarvie, John

Second Presbyterian minister in colonial Sydney, the first incumbent at Pitt Town and Ebenezer, and of St Andrews Scots Church. While living in the area, he recorded the names of places along the Hawkesbury River, or Dyarubbin, that local Aboriginal people shared with him. His papers are held in the Mitchell Library, State Library of NSW.

Fifth page of John McGarvie's list of 'Native names of places on the Hawkesbury’ 1829 as Creator
First page of John McGarvie's list of 'Native names of places on the Hawkesbury’ 1829 as Creator
Fourth page of John McGarvie's list of 'Native names of places on the Hawkesbury’ 1829 as Creator
Reverend John McGarvie’s sketch of a gunya he saw Darug people building near his house at Mekoorabon (Percy Place) in August 1826 as Creator
Second page of John McGarvie's list of 'Native names of places on the Hawkesbury’ 1829 as Creator
Sixth page of John McGarvie's list of 'Native names of places on the Hawkesbury’ 1829 as Creator
Third page of John McGarvie's list of 'Native names of places on the Hawkesbury’ 1829 as Creator

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Fifth page of John McGarvie's list of 'Native names of places on the Hawkesbury’ 1829

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By
John McGarvie
From the collections of the
State Library of New South Wales
[A 1613, Poems and prose, 1825-1835]
(Reverend John McGarvie papers, 1825-1847)

First page of John McGarvie's list of 'Native names of places on the Hawkesbury’ 1829

full record »
By
John McGarvie
From the collections of the
State Library of New South Wales
[A 1613, Poems and prose, 1825-1835, p25]
(Reverend John McGarvie papers, 1825-1847)

Fourth page of John McGarvie's list of 'Native names of places on the Hawkesbury’ 1829

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By
John McGarvie
From the collections of the
State Library of New South Wales
[A 1613, Poems and prose, 1825-1835]
(Reverend John McGarvie papers, 1825-1847)

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full record »
By
John McGarvie
From the collections of the
State Library of New South Wales
[ML MSS A 1613. p232 Friday 24 and Saturday 25 August 1826]

Second page of John McGarvie's list of 'Native names of places on the Hawkesbury’ 1829

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By
John McGarvie
From the collections of the
State Library of New South Wales
[A 1613, Poems and prose, 1825-1835]
(Reverend John McGarvie papers, 1825-1847)

Sixth page of John McGarvie's list of 'Native names of places on the Hawkesbury’ 1829

full record »
By
John McGarvie
From the collections of the
State Library of New South Wales
[A 1613, Poems and prose, 1825-1835]
(Reverend John McGarvie papers, 1825-1847)

Third page of John McGarvie's list of 'Native names of places on the Hawkesbury’ 1829

full record »
By
John McGarvie
From the collections of the
State Library of New South Wales
[A 1613, Poems and prose, 1825-1835]
(Reverend John McGarvie papers, 1825-1847)